How do you play the B m7(no5)/E chord?

To play the B m7(no5)/E chord on piano, play the B m7(no5) chord (B, D and A) with E as the lowest bass note. Place the E note below the other chord tones. Slash chords specify a particular bass note different from the chord root.

What is a slash chord?

A slash chord (or compound chord) is written as Chord/Bass and specifies both a chord and a bass note. The note to the right of the slash is played as the lowest note. The B m7(no5)/E chord means a B m7(no5) chord with E in the bass.

B m7(no5)/E

Q: What notes are in the B m7(no5)/E chord?

The B m7(no5)/E chord uses the 3 notes of the B m7(no5) chord — B (Perfect unison), D (Minor third) and A (Minor seventh) — with E played as the bass note in the lowest register.

The B m7(no5) chord consists of the B (Perfect unison), D (Minor third) and A (Minor seventh) notes, with E as the bass note.

Piano keyboard showing the notes for a B m7(no5)/E chord

How to play the B m7(no5)/E chord

Play E as the lowest bass note in the left hand
Find B (Root) on the piano keyboard
Add D (Minor third) — 3 semitones above B
Add A (Minor seventh) — 10 semitones above B
Press all 4 notes simultaneously to sound the B m7(no5)/E chord

Inversions with same root

E 7(sus4)

Related chords with different root

A sus2(add4)
B m7(add4)(no5)
B m7(add11)(no5)

Related slash chords

D 6(sus)/E
B m7(#9)(no5)/E